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Sunday, March 11, 2007

Repotting of the big maple part 2

A few threads down I have shown how I had planned to turn the maple 1.5 hours counter clockwise to improve the overall appearance. And nwo we will do exactly this.The tree is heavy, even after it has lost about 50 % of the rootball.

What If it is a tree that I had recently dug (yamadori) and it has native soil? Should I be sure to get rid of it before I put my tree in a pot (following exactly as you've described in your post about substrates/feeding/watering). Should I take off all native soil or potting mix before I do your process? I have a tree that I had left quite a bit of potting mix on the roots but I put it in Turface and Pine bark- is this safe to feed every two weeks or 10 days as you do?

Well what do you do when you collect yamadori? Do you just put it in a pot with the roots cut back but with native soil still on it? I understand I am asking quite a bit of questions and I thank you for taking the time to reply. If it would be easier, do you have an article already about this? I really must learn.